The Human Rights Internship Program offers $5000 internships to University of Chicago students for summer projects working at non-governmental organizations, governmental agencies and international bodies around the world. The Human Rights Internship Program offers a select group of Chicago students the opportunity to learn the skills and understand the difficulties inherent in putting human rights into practice. Since its establishment in 1998 the Internship Program has helped place more than 200 students with non-governmental organizations, governmental agencies and international bodies around the world.